It’s weird how 40 years ago men landed on the Moon, little more than a light-second from here; then there was the Space Shuttle flying near home (in low Earth orbits (LEO), between 160–2,000 km / 100–1,240 miles above the Earth’s surface), and since the final mission on 21st July 2011, we have troubles even to reach the orbit since Soyuz is grounded, for now.

Here is a great tribute that shows all the Space Shuttle mission in 8 minutes: